Surveys the most significant court cases in 2000 involving First Amendment rights in higher education, especially those that may have received scant attention when decided but which promise to affect campus life for years to come. Provides insight into legal trends and shifting thinking as it applies to the First Amendment in the college and…

Discusses the most important cases in 1999 related to First Amendment rights in higher education and suggests some trends that may shape behavior on campus in the coming years. The U.S. Supreme Court decision about the constitutionality of mandatory fees at public colleges and universities is likely to be the most significant 1999 decision. (SLD)

Reviews the most important cases in 1998 involving First Amendment rights in higher education. Notwithstanding the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the mandatory student activity fees case, the issue with the most lasting importance is likely to be that of the regulation of Internet speech by colleges and universities. (SLD)

Reviews key cases concerning First Amendment rights in education handed down by courts in 1997. Cases touched on religious freedom, computer speech, speech by faculty on issues of public concern, and official prayer at public colleges and universities. (EV)

Reviews 1995 court decisions concerning free speech in colleges and universities, focusing on the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment (educator speech, campus speech regulations, speech in public forum), religion clauses (Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause) and statutes (Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Equal Access Act). Concludes…

Six articles review and analyze 1996 court litigation concerning higher education. Topics include: federal immunity law; tort-accident cases (traditional tort rules in the college or university setting); disciplinary and academic decisions pertaining to students; employment discrimination; and disability discrimination. (MSE)